Chapter Five

He felt it rise up from his toes, slowly moving through his body a yearning to just hold her. Words that he wanted to say lost to his mind, his actions would have to speak for him, he couldn't force the words out so he stepped forward through the threshold of her doorway and reached out for her. His web suddenly closed around her and ensnared her. As he pulled her into his arms. She watched him in a trance step forward, she felt his hand slide ever so gently around her waist as he closed the gap between them. The next thing she registered was his body against her, his arms his eyes. She felt like he'd swallowed her up, felt like she was drifting in another time, another space but she wasn't. This was right here, right now and she knew he was going to kiss her, and all of a sudden it was all she wanted all she craved was to hold on to him. To let the moment change forever and take her where ever it wanted too. She wasn't strong enough to fight it; the fight had gone drained away from her like water flowing over a precipice. She closed her eyes leaning into him, feeling the contact around her waist get firmer as he pulled her closer and held her firmly, waiting for what seemed an eternity before she felt his lips on hers.

He guided her body nearer to him, slowly moving his hand around her waist till it rested in the small of her back. Watching her close her eyes and lean her face towards him, gave him all the reassurance he needed, and slowly oh so painfully slowly he leaned forward until he felt her lips under his. Gently at first he kissed her, softly tenderly his lips played across hers teasing her. His touch stealthily stoking a fire that had smouldered for so long to a blazing inferno of raw passion as he tightened his grip and he realised that the hunger he felt for her was about to overcome him. And he was just as helpless as she was to stop. He realised the kiss was carrying them both away, far past any reasonable stopping point, past a point of no return, he could feel her heart pounding against his chest her breathing laboured as she struggled to suck in enough air to keep her conscious. But he couldn't stop, not now, he'd come to far to let her go, he groaned as he struggled to keep control, but there was no control left and as he felt her tongue flick into his mouth a wave of pure lust swept over him and he was lost.

She felt his hands slide down to her thighs as he roughly scooped her up and she wrapped her legs around him. She felt the wall connect with her back as he forced her back against it. Reaching out she managed to close the front door. Every nerve in her body on fire, ever inch of her skin craving for his touch. She didn't give a damn he was being rough the want; the need she felt in his touch was sweeping her along with it. She felt like she was melting into him. She couldn't breathe, and she truly didn't care. All she could think about was the fire raging inside her, the desire that had built slowly over the years, that was now pouring out of her. She felt every touch, every movement of his body and sank deeper into the wall, it's support and his body was all that kept her upright.

He leaned harder against her his hips grinding slowly rhythmically but with urgency that he couldn't fight. The feel of her skin overpowered him, as his hands slid up under her T-shirt. Dragging his mouth away from her he pulled it up and over her head throwing it aside, he watched her fascinated as she frantically scrabbled with shaking hands to undo his shirt buttons. Then as the buttons tore away from his shirt as she ripped it apart, giving in to her own need to feel his skin against hers. He moaned softly as she leaned her head forward to kiss his chest, her still damp hair trailing over him, her hands moving gliding across his bare skin setting off nerve receptors he swore he never knew he had. His legs were beginning to shake now he was fast approaching collapse he glanced down the hall towards the bedroom door, not knowing if he could make it to her bed carrying her. She could feel his muscles trembling, strained to breaking point. See the beads of sweat slowly forming on his temples as his brow creased with concentration. She felt like his will was overpowering her, like she was being dragged into his very being. His mouth was hard against her every kiss he ground into her sent electric currents rippling downwards in her body. She saw him glance to the bedroom and she knew just as well as he did, they would never make it. The right here right now was going to be Right there, Right then and she shivered the hair prickling on her neck as the images from her dream crept up on her.

Desperate now, reaching for his belt and wrenching it undone with a ferocity that matched his own she dragged at his trousers trying to pull as much fabric away as she could. Grabbing her legs he unwound them lowering them slowly to the floor feeling her body slide down his. Revelling in the sensation of skin against skin now slick with sweat. He held her tight feeling her shake as her feet touched the floor. Making room for her hands as they slid inside he half snarled as he felt her touch him. Burying his head in her neck he fought with ever passing second to hold on, his mind spiralled into a descending loop and he half pulled half ripped her sweatpants from her. She bit down hard on her bottom lip as he raised his head and his eyes met hers. As he claimed her as his own, as he devoured her soul with his eyes, she knew it had to be this way she could see why he had to take her, why he had to let go like this. That if he hadn't done this now, this way, he never would, he never could.

In that instant as she looked deep into his eyes she realised she was looking at everything that he was and everything he had to give and he offered it to her unreservedly. He wanted so much to tell her how he felt, to tell her he loved her, to say anything, but he couldn't the overwhelming urge for conclusion pushed him on. His body wasn't responding to him anymore it was responding to hers responding to a need that shook him to the core, an urge to make himself whole. Everything he was feeling conveyed in his eyes to hers and as he stared he saw her pupils flare felt her draw him into her even deeper and he gave in. Feeling like time had stood still, he stared long and deep into her eyes a connection he couldn't break dragged him in and as the waves crashed over his head he drowned willingly.

He came back to his senses slowly trying to stop them both crumpling to the floor, his head was spinning he's legs had turned to jelly. Every muscle in his body shook from the exertion of holding her up and the release that had coursed through him. He couldn't let go, he was too scared he'd lose her, to scared that she'd run away. The realisation struck him and his mind raced trying to form words.
"Calleigh ...I'm sorry...I didn't mean it to be like this" He dragged his eyes away from hers ashamed at his loss of self-control. She looked at him taking in every detail every fine line that crept from the corners of his eyes, His eyes now pointed at the floor. She could see the shame he felt in his face feel it in his body still held firmly against her. She couldn't stop herself from stroking her hand slowly down his face pulling it round to face her making him look at her. His eyes that only seconds before had been ablaze with desire now imploring her forgiveness.
"Oh Horatio, you have...no idea" she paused
"How long I have waited for you to do that...Lord to do anything" She grinned lighting up her face. He looked at her shocked "You have?" He watched as she slowly nodded at him, and watched the flush of colour spread across her cheeks. And he chuckled still not quite believing his luck that the woman he held so tight that he had loved for so long wanted him just as much as he wanted her. He spoke his voice still shaky from exertion and lack of oxygen.
"So why? ...Didn't you say something" he finally forced out as he started to detangle himself from her legs. She laughed, as she fired back "Why didn't you?"

He made sure her arm was firmly around his neck and swept her up into his arms to carry her to the bedroom. He felt his knees start to give but with strength of will he hadn't possessed from the minute he'd first touched her, he managed to straighten up and steadily headed towards the bedroom. He felt his trousers, which until that point had managed somehow to stay up round his hips slide, defiantly down to his ankles to piss him off. He sniggered under his breath and whispered in her ear
"I thought I just did?" his eyes creased as he grinned and the laugh that he was suppressing broke free. Almost falling over his own feet he fell onto the bed taking her with him he rolled her over so she was on top of him, her hair falling forward over her face. He couldn't take her eyes off her and he watched, as she blushed crimson.
"What? " she shot back at him glaring, she felt the flush burn up her cheeks again and watched as a crooked smile started in one corner of his mouth and his eyes twinkled. She aimed a mock slap at his chest and squealed as he caught her wrist. His eyes burnt bright as she tried to wrestle out of his grasp.
"Uh ah!" he fought back, his eyes creased with laughter and she suddenly realised how much this meant, how much it meant to be here, how much she felt loved, and how stupid she was for not allowing herself to give into it before now. She squirmed in his grip as he rolled her over. Not quite wanting to stop the rough play he pinned her down, he heard her moan softly as the fire started to flare again and as he anchored her hands above her head. He bent slowly to gently kiss her bruised and swollen lips.
"What do you dream?" he whispered gently nipping her neck and suddenly fought back an overwhelming desire to devour her again. Suddenly she realised what he meant; she could feel the colour flushing her cheeks and nibbled her lower lip. Suddenly the dream came back to her in all its varicosity and she trembled from deep within her core, as she relived it all over again and she grabbed him by the edges of his ripped shirt and pulled him up towards her. Her eyes went wide as she stared at him fire back in her voice now. She couldn't resist the temptation to tease him leaning forward she whispered softly in his ear
"That's for me to know..."

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